build: add gitlint commit message linter

Implement commit message check workflow using gitlint

Fixes: #5840

Signed-off-by: Ruslan Mstoi <ruslan.mstoi@intel.com>

.github/workflows/gitlint.yaml

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+name: Commit messages check
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  gitlint:
+    name: Check commit messages
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Set up Python 3.10
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.10"
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install --upgrade gitlint
+    - name: Lint git commit messages
+      run: |
+        gitlint --commits origin/$GITHUB_BASE_REF..

.gitlint

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+[general]
+extra-path=scripts/gitlint/rules.py
+regex-style-search=true
+
+[ignore-by-author-name]
+regex=dependabot
+ignore=all
+
+# default 72
+[title-max-length]
+line-length=50
+
+# default 80
+[body-max-line-length]
+line-length=72

scripts/gitlint/rules.py

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+from gitlint.rules import LineRule, RuleViolation, CommitMessageTitle
+import re
+
+
+class TitleStartsWithComponent(LineRule):
+    """This rule will enforce that the commit message title starts with valid
+    component name
+    """
+
+    # A rule MUST have a human friendly name
+    name = "title-has-valid-component"
+
+    # A rule MUST have a *unique* id.
+    # We recommend starting with UL (for User-defined Line-rule)
+    id = "UL1"
+
+    # A line-rule MUST have a target (not required for CommitRules).
+    target = CommitMessageTitle
+
+    def validate(self, line, _commit):
+        valid_components = [
+            'api_client',
+            'arch',
+            'block',
+            'build',
+            'ch-remote',
+            'ci',
+            'devices',
+            'docs',
+            'event_monitor',
+            'fuzz',
+            'github',
+            'gitignore',
+            'hypervisor',
+            'Jenkinsfile',
+            'misc',
+            'net_gen',
+            'net_util',
+            'option_parser',
+            'pci',
+            'performance-metrics',
+            'rate_limiter',
+            'README',
+            'resources',
+            'scripts',
+            'serial_buffer',
+            'test_data',
+            'test_infra',
+            'tests',
+            'tpm',
+            'tracer',
+            'vhost_user_block',
+            'vhost_user_net',
+            'virtio-devices',
+            'vm-allocator',
+            'vm-device',
+            'vmm',
+            'vm-migration',
+            'vm-virtio']
+
+        pattern = re.compile(r'^(.+):\s(.+)$')
+        match = pattern.match(line)
+
+        if not match:
+            self.log.debug("Invalid commit title {}", line)
+            return [RuleViolation(self.id, "Commit title does not comply with "
+                                  "rule: 'component: change summary'")]
+        component = match.group(1)
+        summary = match.group(2)
+        self.log.debug(f"\nComponent: {component}\nSummary: {summary}")
+
+        if component not in valid_components:
+            return [RuleViolation(self.id,
+                                  f"Invalid component: {component}, "
+                                  f"valid components are: {valid_components}")]